Science in the Classroom is a collection of annotated research papers and accompanying teaching materials designed to help students understand the structure and workings of professional scientific research.

The Atom and Nuclear Science

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While most people know that nuclear science is involved in power production and defense, it is also part of agriculture, space exploration, and medicine. Nuclear science—with all its complexities—egins simply enough with the atom. Encourage your students to become well-rounded and informed on both the positive and negative aspects of nuclear science as they learn more about this building block and how manipulating its nucleus lends itself to a wide variety of scientific endeavors.

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